Portland Sustainability Institute

“A draft of form 990 is reviewed by the finance manager and board treasurer, executive committee, and provided to entire board for review prior to filing.”

“Board members sign a conflict of interest form at the start of their term and annually. The organization also reminds board members that they must disclose conflict of interest related to agenda items or resoltions to be voted on.”

“Executive director annual review conducted by board president and executive committee.”

“The organization's form 990 is also available at guidestar.org.”

“Reasonable requests for financial statements and governing documents are furnished upon request at the offices of ecodistricts.”

“Other program services 4: collaboration: collaboration defines ecodistricts line of consulting and technical assistance services, designed to support urban development leaders actively shaping or re-shaping urban neighborhoods and districts, whether from the public, private or civic led sectors. The objectives of the collaboration line are to a) build a portfolio of exemplar projects, b) advance use of protocol, building customer leads and introducing them to the protocol and certification and c) curate a growing peer-to-peer network of projects, professionals and advocates to build the ecodistricts marketplace and develop business opportunities for members. Other program services 5: accreditation: ecodistricts accredited professional (ap) program launched in 2016 and is the worlds only professional credential marking expertise in district-scale sustainable development. A one-day training course is required to sit for the ecodistricts ap exam and complements professional planning, design and sustainability credentials such as leed ap, aicp and aia. Learning outcomes include: understanding key issues that are fundamental to neighborhood sustainability, including collaborative governance, benchmarking performance and developing comprehensive roadmaps that address climate, resilience and equity; an in-depth overview of the ecodistricts protocol; an in-depth overview of requirements for achieving ecodistricts certified; exploration of inspiring case studies and examples of district-scale best practices.”